Bangladesh, Myanmar aim to return Rohingya within 2 years

17/01/2018

UNICEF on Tuesday warned of overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh which could lead to devastating disease outbreaks, displacement, and death for more than half a million Rohingya refugee children ahead of the upcoming cyclone and monsoon seasons.

It said they agreed that the process "would be completed preferably within two years from the commencement of repatriation".

Myanmar and Bangladesh had agreed in November to repatriate Rohingya and had set up a working group in December to oversee the repatriation of people who had fled violence in western Myanmar. He ruled out Myanmar's stated deadline of next week for starting Rohingya repatriation as "not possible".

More than 673,000 Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state since August 25 after the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army attacked police and army posts.

The global community and rights groups have stressed that the Myanmar government must guarantee the "safe and voluntary" return of the refugees, and urged that worldwide organizations be allowed to participate. Last week, the Myanmar Army acknowledged extrajudicial killings of Rohingyas, who were buried in a common grave in September.

The agreement title "Physical Agreement" says that the repatriation would be completed within two years, the Dhaka Tribune reported. The reader's can rely on the content at their own will. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability, data, text, images, video, messages, or any other material whatsoever or for any claims/loss/action that the reader may suffer as a result of relying on the content on our site.

The mainly Muslim minority, who live primarily in Rakhine State, is not recognised as an ethnic group in Myanmar, despite having lived there for generations.

A statement by the Bangladesh foreign ministry did not say when the process would begin.

"The worst would be to move these people from camps in Bangladesh to camps in Myanmar, keeping an artificial situation for a long time and not allowing for them to regain their normal lives".

Although widespread persecution of the Rohingya has taken place since the late 1970s, the violence that broke out previous year has sparked mass migration and a #Humanitarian Crisis.

Central agencies have written to the Union home ministry alleging that the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has not only flouted federal policies by facilitating the entry of Rohingyas from Myanmar into the state but also sheltering them. It is the condition for Myanmar residents to come back to their homeland. safety, security, and livelihood. "Some 1,500 Rohingyas will be sent back in a week".

"Major challenges have to be overcome", Andrej Mahecic, spokesman of the UNHCR told a news briefing in Geneva.

"Modalities for repatriation of orphans and children born out of unwarranted incidence have been incorporated in the said arrangement", the statement said.

She said that the causes of the crisis, such as the Rohingya's legal and citizenship status, need to be addressed to ensure peace and security in Rakhine State.

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